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nose* Do you want me to cry more? I know these chapters are boring but the
real fun begins when they finally start the mission. Just, give me some
encouragement!!! PLEASE!
Ghost and Shadow Ch. 9: The Calm Before A Storm
"What? Why are you starring at me?" Kris asked Kurama, a blush beginning to spread on her cheeks.
Kurama couldn't say anything. Is that really Kris? he asked himself. The girl standing in front of him could never be Kris. She looked nothing like the vixen!!
"That really you?" he asked suspiciously, causing her to go more red in the face. This red was out of annoyance.
"Yes, it's me! What, are you so dense you can't tell it's me?!" she half shouted at Kurama. Yep, that's her. Kurama thought, a little shocked.
The whole reason Kurama had been starring was because of how she looked. Kris, in her ningen form, had long brown hair with bleached bangs and the tips of her hair dyed red. The clothes she was wearing were, at the same time, loose and tight fitting on her body. Kris had on a short skirt, fish nets, knee-high boots, and a baggy tank top. She actually looks.pretty. Kurama thought, then mentally slapped himself. Stop checking her out!!!
"If it's about the clothes I don't want to hear it. This was all they had that would fit me." Kris snapped.
"Maybe we should go somewhere and talk in private."
"Why?"
"You're attracting a lot of attention here." And she was. Every person who walked by gave the two of them a double take. Kurama wouldn't be surprised if some teenager walked by and grabbed Kris on the chest. "Come with me. We can go to my house. My mom shouldn't be home yet, so we can talk privately." He grabbed Kris' hand and took her to the Minamino residence. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kurama shut the door behind him, glad to be away from prying eyes. If they had caused a lot of unneeded attention just standing in the street, then it was nothing compared to what they got walking to the house. All of the passerby saw the two of them and automatically thought they were a couple. Kurama had even been threatened by some boys to get away from 'their girl'! Needless to say, Kris had to hold Kurama back form killing them.
Turning around to face Kris, he saw that she was examining some pictures on the mantle.
"So, this is Shiori?" she asked, pointing a more recent picture of Kurama and Shiori. Shiori had her arms wrapped around Kurama's neck and both were smiling at the camera.
"Yes, that's her." Kurama answered, walking past Kris and into the kitchen. "Would you like something to eat or drink?" he offered. Might as well give her something, it's only polite.
"What do you have to drink?"
"Um, let me check," Kurama opened the door to the refrigerator and looked inside. "There's soda pop (1), juice, or if you want you can have some green tea."
"Green tea sounds good." Kurama quickly made the two of them some tea and handed Kris her cup. "Thank you."
"So, Kris," Kurama asked, drinking his tea and sitting on the couch. "Why are you here?"
"Koenma sent me to give you a briefing of the new mission." Kris said simply, sipping her tea, "He said that it would take place in the Makai, and that the enemy is someone you know."
Kurama spat out his tea. "I know the enemy?!"
"Yeah," Kris said surprised. "Koenma said that since you knew him, you have to go to the Makai and help Yusuke out in fighting him. Oh yeah," Kris added, almost forgetting. "Me and the others are helping too!"
"Are you crazy?" Kurama asked, starring at her again, this time due to the shock she would do something like that. "You could be killed!" and then he added, suspiciously, "What others?"
"Touya and Jin. Koenma said us three could work for him temporarily."
"Oh, great." He said sarcastically, "Two ninjas, and an assassin who doesn't know when she should stop. Oh yeah, we'll really win this fight."
"Shut up!" Kris flung a pillow at Kurama. "We leave for the Makai tomorrow at 9 am. I suggest you start packing and saying your goodbyes."
Before Kurama could argue with her anymore, they heard the front door open.
"Suuichi? Are you home?"
"Yes I'm here, mom!" then he added in a whisper to Kris, "I'm Suuichi in the Ningenkai. Is suggest you remember that."
Shiori walked into the room and saw Kris. "Hello." she said, smiling at the new girl in her room, "Are you one of Suuichi's friends from school?"
"Yes, ma'am," Kris said, standing up and shaking Shiori's hand. "I'm Kris. It is a pleasure to finally meet you. Suuichi has told me so much about you!"
Damn, she's good. Kurama thought. Kris slipped into the lie as though it were nothing but the truth.
"Kris?" Shiori asked once they had released each other's hands, "Is that short for Kristen?"
"No, actually," Kris said laughing. "Kris is my name! Not short for anything."
"Ah, I see," Shiori said. Then she offered, "Kris, would you like to stay for dinner?"
"I'd love to, but I'm afraid I can't." Kris said, "My parents should be expecting me soon."
"Oh, that's too bad. You're going to have to stay for dinner some day. Isn't that right Suuichi?"
"Yes mom," Kurama said quickly. "I'll show her to the door. We don't want her to be late meeting up with her parents."
"You do that, dear, and I'll start dinner."
Kurama led Kris to the front door. But before he let her out, he had to ask her one thing.
"Kris, where did you learn to lie like that?"
She just smiled before responding, "You're my best friend and I grew up with you. You seriously don't think I wouldn't have learned something over those years?" Kris took one step out the door, but stopped and looked at Kurama again. "Reminder: tomorrow, 9 am, at Koenma's office. See you there." And she was gone.
How am I going to explain this to mom? he thought, closing the door. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was 9 am, and the whole gang was in Koenma's office.
"Did you all get your briefings?" Koenma asked. He was in his teenage form, so no one had to look down on him while he was speaking. When they all nodded, he continued, "Good! Now, I don't know how long you're going to be in the Makai, but it's most likely going to be longer than a day. You will pick up all your supplies before you enter the portal."
"Should I go in my demon form?" asked Kurama. Kris was back in her Youko form, and Kurama was just curious about whether he should transform or not.
"That would be best." Koenma looked at them all, and then spoke again, "Me and Botan will meet up with you in the Makai once we straighten things out here. I advise you to close this case as quickly as possible."
The gang nodded and left the office. When they finally got to the portal room, Kurama was in his Youko form and they had all their equipment for the trip.
"I'm still not sure if I like the fact she's coming with us," Yusuke said, but didn't go on due to Kurama's glare. Swallowing his pride for complaining, he jumped into the portal. The others followed suit until just Kris and Kurama were left.
"I'll see you on the other side," Kris winked and then jumped into the portal. Kurama waited a minute, thinking about this upcoming mission.
Why don't I have a good feeling? he thought as he jumped into the portal destined for the Makai.
Reviews!! PLEASE!!!! (I love this song: Heeeey ya, hey ya!! Oh, sorry. Um, Hey Ya by Outkast.) From this point on the story should definitely get better. Fights, and creatures dieing.Give me reviews and I'll start on these new chapters as soon as I can!! (1) Is it soda pop, soda, or just pop? I call it pop, but still...WHAT THE HELL IS IT?!?!?!
Ghost and Shadow Ch. 9: The Calm Before A Storm
"What? Why are you starring at me?" Kris asked Kurama, a blush beginning to spread on her cheeks.
Kurama couldn't say anything. Is that really Kris? he asked himself. The girl standing in front of him could never be Kris. She looked nothing like the vixen!!
"That really you?" he asked suspiciously, causing her to go more red in the face. This red was out of annoyance.
"Yes, it's me! What, are you so dense you can't tell it's me?!" she half shouted at Kurama. Yep, that's her. Kurama thought, a little shocked.
The whole reason Kurama had been starring was because of how she looked. Kris, in her ningen form, had long brown hair with bleached bangs and the tips of her hair dyed red. The clothes she was wearing were, at the same time, loose and tight fitting on her body. Kris had on a short skirt, fish nets, knee-high boots, and a baggy tank top. She actually looks.pretty. Kurama thought, then mentally slapped himself. Stop checking her out!!!
"If it's about the clothes I don't want to hear it. This was all they had that would fit me." Kris snapped.
"Maybe we should go somewhere and talk in private."
"Why?"
"You're attracting a lot of attention here." And she was. Every person who walked by gave the two of them a double take. Kurama wouldn't be surprised if some teenager walked by and grabbed Kris on the chest. "Come with me. We can go to my house. My mom shouldn't be home yet, so we can talk privately." He grabbed Kris' hand and took her to the Minamino residence. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kurama shut the door behind him, glad to be away from prying eyes. If they had caused a lot of unneeded attention just standing in the street, then it was nothing compared to what they got walking to the house. All of the passerby saw the two of them and automatically thought they were a couple. Kurama had even been threatened by some boys to get away from 'their girl'! Needless to say, Kris had to hold Kurama back form killing them.
Turning around to face Kris, he saw that she was examining some pictures on the mantle.
"So, this is Shiori?" she asked, pointing a more recent picture of Kurama and Shiori. Shiori had her arms wrapped around Kurama's neck and both were smiling at the camera.
"Yes, that's her." Kurama answered, walking past Kris and into the kitchen. "Would you like something to eat or drink?" he offered. Might as well give her something, it's only polite.
"What do you have to drink?"
"Um, let me check," Kurama opened the door to the refrigerator and looked inside. "There's soda pop (1), juice, or if you want you can have some green tea."
"Green tea sounds good." Kurama quickly made the two of them some tea and handed Kris her cup. "Thank you."
"So, Kris," Kurama asked, drinking his tea and sitting on the couch. "Why are you here?"
"Koenma sent me to give you a briefing of the new mission." Kris said simply, sipping her tea, "He said that it would take place in the Makai, and that the enemy is someone you know."
Kurama spat out his tea. "I know the enemy?!"
"Yeah," Kris said surprised. "Koenma said that since you knew him, you have to go to the Makai and help Yusuke out in fighting him. Oh yeah," Kris added, almost forgetting. "Me and the others are helping too!"
"Are you crazy?" Kurama asked, starring at her again, this time due to the shock she would do something like that. "You could be killed!" and then he added, suspiciously, "What others?"
"Touya and Jin. Koenma said us three could work for him temporarily."
"Oh, great." He said sarcastically, "Two ninjas, and an assassin who doesn't know when she should stop. Oh yeah, we'll really win this fight."
"Shut up!" Kris flung a pillow at Kurama. "We leave for the Makai tomorrow at 9 am. I suggest you start packing and saying your goodbyes."
Before Kurama could argue with her anymore, they heard the front door open.
"Suuichi? Are you home?"
"Yes I'm here, mom!" then he added in a whisper to Kris, "I'm Suuichi in the Ningenkai. Is suggest you remember that."
Shiori walked into the room and saw Kris. "Hello." she said, smiling at the new girl in her room, "Are you one of Suuichi's friends from school?"
"Yes, ma'am," Kris said, standing up and shaking Shiori's hand. "I'm Kris. It is a pleasure to finally meet you. Suuichi has told me so much about you!"
Damn, she's good. Kurama thought. Kris slipped into the lie as though it were nothing but the truth.
"Kris?" Shiori asked once they had released each other's hands, "Is that short for Kristen?"
"No, actually," Kris said laughing. "Kris is my name! Not short for anything."
"Ah, I see," Shiori said. Then she offered, "Kris, would you like to stay for dinner?"
"I'd love to, but I'm afraid I can't." Kris said, "My parents should be expecting me soon."
"Oh, that's too bad. You're going to have to stay for dinner some day. Isn't that right Suuichi?"
"Yes mom," Kurama said quickly. "I'll show her to the door. We don't want her to be late meeting up with her parents."
"You do that, dear, and I'll start dinner."
Kurama led Kris to the front door. But before he let her out, he had to ask her one thing.
"Kris, where did you learn to lie like that?"
She just smiled before responding, "You're my best friend and I grew up with you. You seriously don't think I wouldn't have learned something over those years?" Kris took one step out the door, but stopped and looked at Kurama again. "Reminder: tomorrow, 9 am, at Koenma's office. See you there." And she was gone.
How am I going to explain this to mom? he thought, closing the door. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was 9 am, and the whole gang was in Koenma's office.
"Did you all get your briefings?" Koenma asked. He was in his teenage form, so no one had to look down on him while he was speaking. When they all nodded, he continued, "Good! Now, I don't know how long you're going to be in the Makai, but it's most likely going to be longer than a day. You will pick up all your supplies before you enter the portal."
"Should I go in my demon form?" asked Kurama. Kris was back in her Youko form, and Kurama was just curious about whether he should transform or not.
"That would be best." Koenma looked at them all, and then spoke again, "Me and Botan will meet up with you in the Makai once we straighten things out here. I advise you to close this case as quickly as possible."
The gang nodded and left the office. When they finally got to the portal room, Kurama was in his Youko form and they had all their equipment for the trip.
"I'm still not sure if I like the fact she's coming with us," Yusuke said, but didn't go on due to Kurama's glare. Swallowing his pride for complaining, he jumped into the portal. The others followed suit until just Kris and Kurama were left.
"I'll see you on the other side," Kris winked and then jumped into the portal. Kurama waited a minute, thinking about this upcoming mission.
Why don't I have a good feeling? he thought as he jumped into the portal destined for the Makai.
Reviews!! PLEASE!!!! (I love this song: Heeeey ya, hey ya!! Oh, sorry. Um, Hey Ya by Outkast.) From this point on the story should definitely get better. Fights, and creatures dieing.Give me reviews and I'll start on these new chapters as soon as I can!! (1) Is it soda pop, soda, or just pop? I call it pop, but still...WHAT THE HELL IS IT?!?!?!